Is DSD download already an extinct format?

I am not disputing the merits of DSD...that's in the eye of the beholder...and true...from a production angle it will have its niche...but Sony is a big company who expects BIG profits...and on the commercial side...there is not enough consumer demand...if there was....we have seen a vast array of hi rez downloads...remember, superior technology doesnt gurantee a place in the audio market...Sony had the arrogance of pushing SACd on the general public...only select audiophiles took the bait...

Phasecorrect, the hybrid layer on most SACDs in DSD on a music server are far superior to those played a universal player. It is all the crap that SONY added to the DSD.

TBG, I'm not sure I understand your last post. Could you explain again what you mean my SACDs in DSD on a music server vs a universal player?

Gareneau, I must say that I am repeating a pro guy who is at the edge of the art. He says that Sony and Philips devised a way to put copy protection on DSD recordings in doing their SACDs. He merely undoes this effort, as Playstation 3 allowed to get back to the DSD information. I compared a universal player playing SACDs to what I had on my music server by him playing the DSD that he had gotten off those same SACDs. There was much greater clarity and transparency.

Finally, as to why Sony is getting DSD out mainly on old recordings is that those tapes are deteriorating and approaching being lost. I have heard much discussion that all Sony's master tapes will be captured on quad DSD digital media.